Susie Goodall: Solo sailor rescued by a cargo ship

The British sailor was about 2,000 miles west of South America on Wednesday when a brutal storm hit his boat with 60 knot winches. Goodall, the only woman and the youngest competitor of the Golden Globe Race, was knocked down and injured in the storm.

A cargo ship leaving China for Argentina was diverted to rescue the 29-year-old. It was still dark when it arrived ahead of schedule on Friday, but Goodall could see the 38,000-ton boat on the headlights, officials said.

The Maritime Rescue Coordination Center of Chile (MRCC) tweeted a picture of Goodall's rescue, showing her being lifted into the ship by a crane.

The organizers previously said that the plan to rescue them was complicated. Originally, it was planned to drive her yacht next to the ship before she docked at one of the ship's cranes and was lifted out.

But the engine test of their boat failed, the race organizers said on Facebook, meaning that the 623-meter freighter had to "maneuver" and "hit Susie."

The skipper also suffered physically from the ordeal. The race representatives said in a statement that she was resting in her bunk and "could hold some water."

"I was thrown across the cabin and dropped one While out. " Goodall, a sailing instructor, wrote after the wreck to the organizers. She added that she was "beaten and badly hurt".

"The only thing left is the hull and deck, which remain intact," she said as she lost the mast and manipulated her 35 foot boat, DHL Starlight. 19659002] Of the race's 18 rivals, four out of broken masts were forced out of the race and nine left for personal reasons – "[many] was not prepared properly," Pickthall said.

The fierce competition marks the 50th anniversary of the Sunday Globe 1968-1969 sponsored Golden Globe Race, in which Robin Knox-Johnston was the first person in the world to complete a world tour without interruption.

Goodall experienced a nightmare of a sailor, but managed to keep her composure. In one of her messages to the organizers after the wreck she wrote: "Need a good cuppa tea!"